Today is also the Dodgers' Fan Appreciation Day, which means all fans in attendance are eligible for outstanding prices like a Hello Kitty Themed Party at Your Home for 20. Hold on a second, is this Fan Punishment Day? (Actually, there are some cool prizes (including a Vin Scully outgoing voicemail message!); full prize list details here.) Following the game, there's a postseason rally hosted by Arsenio Hall.

The Rockies wanted to start Tyler Chatwood in their final 2013 game, since Francis hasn't started since June 18. However, Chatwood is dealing with right elbow soreness, so Francis gets the nod. Or, in other words, the guy that's restin' ain't Francis.

Thank you, Rancho Cucamonga! Good night!

UPDATE 10:28a: There's also a bevy of games going on this morning with playoff and/or playoff pairing implications: Rays @ Blue Jays, Phillies @ Braves; Indians @ Twins, Cubs @ Cardinals, and Angels @ Rangers: all of which have first pitches prior to 1p PT. Please feel free to make this a Scoreboard Watching thread as well!

Just checking with you braniacs: we don't have to worry that Pittsburgh is ahead of us by record, even if we meet in the NLCS, right? Because the Wild Card team doesn't get home-field advantage no matter what, right?

"Until 1998, the LCS alternated home-field advantage with a 2-3 format in the best-of-5 era (1969–84) and a 2-3-2 format when it went to best-of-7 (1985–present). Now home-field advantage goes to the team with the best record, or in the case of a wild card team vs. divisional winner, the divisional winner would receive home-field advantage."

Great article. I know dad will be with me next Sunday. Just don't know if it will be his jersey or his worn down Brooklyn hat he use to wear proudly as he work 12 hour days in the Bay Area but he will be with me. Connect with the past to dream of the future. Hope the boys make it a fun ride.

RIP to my old man who lived and died and never got to see his beloved Red Sox win the WS. And who also took me to my first Dodgers game and never tried to steer me away because he knew I was hooked. #Fernando

@FB grew up Dallas but now mostly like Raiders. Dallas' franchise past mid-90s embarrassing, so....wait, so has been Raiders. My old man taught me football on classic Raiders, and Im big proponent of them moving back to LA, so that's pretty much where things stand.

Story gets worse. Kemp's ankle is jacked the fuck up. Bone swelling on weight-bearing bone, likely arthroscopy, has progressive arthritis in the ankle that will definitely require surgery. No weight on it for at least a month. As Paul said, we may have seen the best, or at least healthiest, of Kemp.

Throw shit at me, but I still say post-steroidal related health issues.

Fuckin sucks in so many ways. I realize Donnie has to say what he says but I'm tired of the pointing to the incredible summer run they had. That seems like a long time ago. I'm still holding out hope this team is similar to the 1990 Reds. They had an incredible start and the coasted for the rest of the season until the playoffs came around and they put it back into 5th gear.

Wait, sorry, it gets worse. There is the ankle issue, but the AC joint issue is back to the now referred to as degenerating joint in shoulder issue. Not exactly same place as before, but...that shoulder doesn't just take a turn for the better as he rounds into 30 years old.